H-Craft Championship is a science fiction racing game developed by independent game studio Irrgheist. The game was built using the free graphics engine Irrlicht for Windows, Linux and Android. In 2007 the game was released in digital distribution internationally by Manifesto Games and in a Russian version released by Akella. In 2014, after a long downtime, the developers released the game as freeware. On February 25, 2015 the source code was released as open-source under the zlib license. The media files remain proprietary. Gameplay The game features various hovercraft which race on superhighways in the sky, meaning that an important part of the game involves staying on track and not falling to the ground. It features several different games modes: "Championship" acts as the single-player campaign, while "Rival " allows for multiplayer games with up to four players in sequence. In addition it also features "Arcade" and "Time attack" game modes. Reception Although not widely known, what reviews there are for the game are generally positive. Play This Thing praised the games graphics, stating they were an impressive accomplishment for an independent game. AllForLinux included it in its list of top Linux games, and LinuxLinks included it as part of their list of "42 of the Best Commercial Linux Games". It also holds a four out of five star rating at The Linux Game Tome See also Ballistics List of open source games References External links H-Craft Championship - Official Website Android (operating system) games Racing video games Indie video games Windows games Linux games 2007 video games Video games developed in Germany Science fiction racing games Open-source video games Commercial video games with freely available source code Free and open-source Android software Akella games Multiplayer and single-player video games Multiplayer hotseat games